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Table Wine: Drinking Stars (& champagne cocktail recipe) by Kurt Michael Friese views: 17 | rating: 10 | comments: 6

December 27, 2006 03:15 PM EST -- Table Wine By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Drinking Stars Chaque fois qu’un bouchon de Champagne saute, une femme se met rir. The French proverb says, “Every pop of a Champagne cork sets a woman . . . more

The Oxford Companion To Wine by Donald H. views: 7 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 3

December 11, 2006 07:32 PM EST -- The Oxford Companion To Wine By: Jancis Robinson Review By: Dr. Donald Houston ISBN #: 0198609906 What you do not know about wine would probably fill volumes but this book can help you begin to fill one . . . more

The Culinary Tourist: Mirage or Real Deal by Lisa Gensheimer views: 75 | rating: 10 | comments: 32

May 04, 2007 10:30 PM EDT --   A distant orange glow drew us inside the land of the rising sun, or Japonais, the next best thing to it. After three days in the desert, this trendy Las Vegas restaurant in the Mirage Hotel and . . . more

Intro to German Wine, Part 3 (of 4) by Kurt Michael Friese views: 8

May 13, 2006 10:33 AM EDT -- Table Wine Intro to German Wine, Part 3 (of 4)   Editor's note: This is part 3 of a 4 part series on the wines of Germany. Visit the author @ www.KurtFriese.com   Germany has had to . . . more

In The Kitchen With Farmgirl Susan: How To Grow Your Own Gourmet Lettuce, A Perfect Spring Salad Part 2 by Farmgirl Susan views: 238 | rating: 10 | comments: 15

May 21, 2007 11:15 PM EDT --   Click here to read A Perfect Spring Salad Part 1. With daytime temperatures on the farm already hanging in the mid-80s and threatening to go only higher, it’s obvious that we’re quickly . . . more

Beautiful Woman, Wine, and the Meaning of Life by Rich Sadowsky views: 46 | rating: 10 | comments: 18

April 24, 2008 03:37 AM EDT -- The following is a draft of an article for my blog. I am taking some time to think this out because the conclusion I draw is one of those life-affirming "aha" moments, even though it may seem . . . more

BOOK REVIEW-- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Lisa Gensheimer views: 74 | rating: 10 | comments: 32

August 06, 2007 12:10 PM EDT -- It’ll be High Tide in Tucson before my garden sprouts The Bean Trees bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver grows on her farm in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia. Small Wonder.  . . . more

Intro to German Wines, part 4 (of 4) by Kurt Michael Friese views: 11 | comments: 1

May 15, 2006 09:06 AM EDT -- Table Wine By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Visit the Author @ www.KurtFriese.com   Editor's note: This is part 4 of a 4 part series on the wines of Germany.   Historians rarely agree on . . . more

The Culinary Tourist: Matt's Fabulous Mussels by Lisa Gensheimer views: 159 | rating: 10 | comments: 45

March 01, 2007 03:59 PM EST --                         There comes a point when girls’ night out just doesn’t seem long enough—at that . . . more

GATHER! This is how we are thanking single parents in Iraq. by LEIGH "Just me Videos" F. views: 48 | rating: 10 | comments: 22

June 12, 2007 10:28 AM EDT --   Over morning kool-aid I picked up my paper to read a tragedy I Must share. A woman in Kentucky named Lt. Eva Crouch. A mother of 1 little girl named Sara he raised 6 years after her divorce shuttling . . . more

JUST LIKE YOU! by Mary (diet dr pepper junkie) T. views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 10

February 20, 2008 09:25 AM EST --   We've all heard those sayings from our mothers, even fathers, that as we grew up, we laughed about.  "If you keep screwing up your face like that, it will stay that way!"  . . . more

Cooking Class: Egg Nog by Kurt Michael Friese views: 53 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 16

December 11, 2006 12:43 PM EST -- Cooking Class Chef Kurt Michael Friese Eggnog     Winter is here in earnest, and this always gets me thinking about the ultimate holiday beverage, eggnog.  Now I’m not talking about . . . more

In The Kitchen With Farmgirl Susan: Pesto On My Mind (Too Bad My Brain Forgot The Basil) by Farmgirl Susan views: 345 | rating: 10 | comments: 21

June 21, 2007 12:02 AM EDT --  Pesto On My Mind (Too Bad My Brain Forgot The Basil) I often joke that a culinary wasteland begins on the other side of our farm's front gate, and unfortunately it all too often feels true. . . . more

Table Wine: Kosher for Chanukah (and a blintz recipe) by Kurt Michael Friese views: 42 | rating: 10 | comments: 14

November 28, 2006 12:58 PM EST -- Table Wine By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Kosher for Chanukah I grew up in a very Jewish neighborhood.  One of my closest friends was Joel Rubenstein, son of the Rabbi of the orthodox synagogue across . . . more

Table Wine: Something Besides Champagne (and a Hoppin' John recipe) by Kurt Michael Friese views: 38 | rating: 10 | comments: 10

December 27, 2006 04:11 PM EST -- Table Wine By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Something Besides Champagne The New Year is upon us, and it is tradition to ring it in with a toast of Champagne and a kiss for/from the one you love.  I would . . . more

Calm before the storm...... by LEIGH "Just me Videos" F. views: 20 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 8

October 18, 2007 04:00 AM EDT -- This is my life…   So I have completed a short goal and already have laid the plans for the next goal.  Here it is I do still have doubts again if I will make it but at the same time . . . more

Artist's Resume by Sarah (is happy going to bed at 10) G. views: 65 | rating: 9.2 | comments: 17

May 19, 2007 06:02 PM EDT -- Since I spent hours putting this together I thought I would post it on here.. I guess if you really want to, you can critique it.  :) Bibliography: Ar’tefakt Magazine: S eptember-October . . . more

OH NO BIG TOE! by Sarah (is happy going to bed at 10) G. views: 24 | rating: 9.7 | comments: 14

February 28, 2007 04:43 PM EST --        Monday afternoon, I spent with a friend getting manicures. My boyfriend encouraged me to get a pedicure while I was there. I will be bearing my feet very soon in the . . . more

Football Wine - and a Recipe for Homemade Bratwurst by Kurt Michael Friese views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 7

September 09, 2006 11:43 AM EDT -- Table Wine By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Football Wine There is one maple tree at the top of the hill near where I live that is one of the local harbingers of autumn.  Due to location, or soil, or . . . more

Table Wine: Cava (and a poached mussels recipe) by Kurt Michael Friese views: 14 | rating: 10 | comments: 3

December 27, 2006 03:41 PM EST -- Table Wine By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Jaume Serra Winery In 1647, about 30 miles south of Barcelona on a hilltop in the Garraf region of the Penedés, a castle was built.  It came complete . . . more